Morgan Campbell

Beware the Underdog

Triple Olympic gold medallist Gabby Thomas from the U.S. could have deleted the blazing hot take she posted to her Instagram stories this past Tuesday, then disavowed her own statement, or dissembled instead of explaining herself in plain English. But she didn’t do any of that.

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The Toronto Blue Jays, sports gambling companies, and world-class track and field all have Morgan Campbell's attention as he draws up his list of New Year's sports resolutions for 2025.

Together, Melinda Watpool and Lucas Bahdi add a heavy dose of Canadian content to the undercard of next Friday's megawatt showdown between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which could become the most-viewed boxing event in history.

The conflict between Canadian bodybuilders Mike Van Wyck and Jeff Nippard partially rests on a familiar pro sports fault line: quantitative analysts in an uneasy alliance with the guys with calloused hands and on-the-ground experience.

Pumping untreated sewage into the West Channel near Toronto's Ontario Place fails the access test, and is tough to justify in a city and province that celebrate sport.

Keeping viewers interested during non-Olympic years has been one of track and field's most stubborn problems. This off-season the problem is even more complicated than normal, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.

After one day and countless inflammatory, defamatory, offensive social media posts from misogynists across the world, Italian boxer Angela Carini was ready to apologize to Algeria's Imane Khelif, who defeated her in 46 seconds to advance to the Olympic women's quarterfinals.

Burlington, Ont., native sailor Sarah Douglas came within spitting distance of the Olympic podium three years ago in Tokyo, now she heads into Paris with three years more experience and tactical savvy, and with confidence that she can break through old plateaus.

After a 24-year absence, Canada's Olympic men's basketball team enters the Paris 2024 tournament in a unique position — newcomers with unfinished business.

If Canada fields its A team - and every member is two months sharper than they were the last time they performed as a unit - the men's 4x100 relay at this Saturday's Diamond League track meet in London could turn into a clinic.

No longer unknown, Gatineau sprint star has opponents - and sponsors - keeping a watchful eye

As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, the dilemma the upstart track endeavour faces will be to create a product that will attract casual fans without alienating the long-suffering hardcores.

If history is our guide, Audrey Leduc's 10.96 seconds in the women's 100 metres could hold up as a national record for years. But if her recent improvements are the trend, that record might already be on borrowed time.

World Athletics announced it would pay a $50,000 U.S. bonus to gold medallists at this summer’s Olympics in Paris. The move will cost $2.4 million — about what an NBA team pays the fifth guy off the bench, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.

We seem headed toward a full-scale normalization of sports betting and its negative consequences, each gambling scandal a little less scandalous than the preceding one, before we give up and charge it all to the game, writes Morgan Campbell.

If you’re old enough to remember peak Mike Tyson, you’re old enough not to expect him to show up against Jake Paul in 2024, which means you’re old enough to know better, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell.

With the World Athletics Indoor Championships set to start, Noah Lyles appears prepared to deliver. In February he ran 6.44 over 60 metres, establishing a personal best and world lead, and a similar performance this weekend could shine a spotlight on an event that can use the attention.